Conversation Starters
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Quick Tip: Use your Hometown Tourist Notebook as a Conversation Starter
Originally inspired by the April 2018 A to Z Challenge the Hometown Tourist pocket notebook contains 52 lists to plan and record your trips and activities in your hometown to make sure you…
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Be Curious and ask “Why”
There are lots of different questions that you can ask when networking to get the conversation started and to find out more about the people around you or a particular contact. The important…
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Quick Tip: Read Internal Communications to get a Better Understanding of what your Company does
Does your company send internal emails and communications? These can be a really useful way to know what other people in your company have been doing. This information can then be used as…
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Why is Active Listening So Important and how to be better?
Active Listening is an important soft skill to have in your toolkit and can help you in both your professional and your personal life. In particular, it can help you with your networking…
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How to find Networking Groups, Events and other Places to Network: Ask!
Once you have worked out your networking goals and “where” you want to be you need to figure out what events you should be attending and where you should actually be. There are…
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Why do you do what you do?
Why do you do what you do? Do you know why you do what you do? This can be a great conversation starter. It can be the inspiration for your elevator pitch. However,…
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Networking Event Ideas: Business Card Bingo
Looking for another way to get introductions or break the ice? A fresh idea for your next networking event? Why not try Business Card Bingo? What is Business Card Bingo? First, as you…
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Networking Events Ideas: Networking Bingo
What is Networking Bingo? Bingo can be used as an ice-breaker at networking and business events as an alternative to speed networking. The concept is easy you have a bingo grid and you…
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Following Up: Gift a Book
Books can be a great topic of conversation. Most professionals read (even if they have gone digital and prefer ebooks or listening to audiobooks over the real thing). Books can also be a…
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What questions should I ask when networking?
What questions should I ask when networking? The questions you might ask at a networking event may depend on the type of event that you are at. However, if you are at a…